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Providence sees to it that no man gets happiness out of crime.
Providence sees to it that no man gets happiness out of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.
All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
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Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become read more
I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.